HELOTA FROM BURMA 893 
the end, margined laterally with a narrow but distinct flattened 
border. Each elytron with ten regular striae of punctures which 
become larger towards the sides; the interstices are most finely 
punctured and become slightly costate on the apical portion , 
especially the 3"¢ and 9". 
The underside of the head (with the exception of the im- 
punctate throat) rather densely covered with small but deep 
punctures; on the lateral portions of the prosternum the punc- 
tures are rather remote, large and shallow; the abdomen is 
almost imperceptibly punctured, the last ventral segment with- 
out impression and rather broadly truncate in a straight line 
posteriorly ; the metallic portion of the femora and the tibiae 
have a,few punctures. 
The anterior tibiae are strongly curved though not so strongly 
as in the male of curvipes and. serratipennis, and as they are 
slightly widened out at the apex of the inner margin, this latter 
forms a deep and regular curvature which occupies the entire 
apical half of the tibiae; the intermediate and posterior tibiae 
are slightly and narrowly constricted a little before the apex. 
9. Helota Gestroi, spec. nov. 
A male specimen, captured by Mr. L. Fea in December 1888 
in the Carin mounts, Cheba district, at an elevation of 900-1100 
meter above the level of the sea. 
Allied to Helota pusilla, Oberth. but differmg in being some- 
what larger, in having a sparser and stronger punctuation on 
the pronotum, and in having the four elytral yellow spots si- 
tuated between the 3" and 7 striae, whereas in puse/la the 
anterior pair are placed between the 4" and 7, the posterior 
pair between the 3' and 7™ striae. . 
Length 7 millim. — Narrow and elongate; shining; above 
bronze, here and there with coppery tinges; the antennae pale 
testaceous, the two apical joints of the club dark coloured; the 
elytra provided with two pairs of yellow spots which are placed 
between the 3"¢ and 7° striae and which are surrounded with 
bluish black. The colour of the underside is testaceous, with the 
